Mellow Mood chords by Bunny Wailer (Official Version)

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Intro 1

I'll play your fav'right

Verse 1
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (C major) song,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
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G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
So we can  (F major) rock it  (G major) all night  (C major) long,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
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G 
C 
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C 
'Cause  (F major) I've  (G major) got  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
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G 
C 
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G 
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 (F major) Love,  (G major) sweet  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
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G 
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 (F major) Mellow  (G major) mood has  (C major) got me  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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So  (F major) let the  (G major) mu sic  (C major) rock me  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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G 
C 
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G 
C 
'Cause  (F major) I've  (G major) got  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Love,  (G major) sweet  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
 (F major) Quiet  (G major) is the

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Verse 2
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (C major) night  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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G 
C 
Please  (F major) turn  (G major) off your  (C major) light  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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C 
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G 
C 
'Cause  (F major) I've  (G major) got  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Love,  (G major) sweet  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
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G 
C 
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G 
C 
My  (F major) love, my  (G major) sweet, my  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
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G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Love,  (G major) sweet  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
I'll  (F major) play your  (G major) fav'right  (C major) song,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
So we can  (F major) rock it  (G major) all night  (C major) long,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
 (F major)  (G major) 

Bridge 1
F 
C 
 (F major) Strike the hammer while  (C major) the iron is hot
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C 
 (F major) Strike the hammer while  (C major) the iron is hot
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C 
 (F major) Strike the hammer while  (C major) the iron is hot
G 
 (G major) Open up your heart, open up your heart
F 
 (F major) Little love come running

Verse 3
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (C major) in,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
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G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Love,  (G major) sweet  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
My  (F major) love, my  (G major) sweet, my  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Mellow  (G major) mood has  (C major) got me  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
So  (F major) let the  (G major) mu sic  (C major) rock me  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
'Cause  (F major) I've  (G major) got  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Love,  (G major) sweet  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
My  (F major) love, my  (G major) sweet, my  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
 (F major) Quiet  (G major) is the

Verse 4
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (C major) night  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
Please  (F major) turn  (G major) off your  (C major) light  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
I'll  (F major) play your  (G major) fav'right  (C major) song,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
So we can  (F major) rock it  (G major) all night  (C major) long,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
'Cause  (F major) I've  (G major) got  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Love,  (G major) sweet  (C major) love,  (F major) dar (G major) lin'  (C major) 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) Mellow  (G major) mood has  (C major) got me  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) 
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 81

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Mellow Mood by Bunny Wailer, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Mellow Mood the way Bunny Wailer intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.